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Ireland is ranked as the most food secure country in the world along with the United States. https://impact.economist.com/sustainability/project/food-security-
by s_dev 4y ago
Ireland is ranked as the most food secure country in the world along with the United States.
https://impact.economist.com/sustainability/project/food-security-index/ https://impact.economist.com/sustainability/project/food-sec...
I'm curious about the methodology as this map marks Ireland simply as 'Food Insecure' with vertical lines. It would be like marking Norway 'Under Developed' -- it just screams something major has been overlooked.
- sb057 4y agoAs of 2002, Ireland consumed 3.4 tons of fertilizer for every ton it produced, that is to say it is extraordinarily reliant on imports. Keep in mind that the limited domestic production is itself heavily dependent on energy, the vast majority of which is itself imported. Additionally, more recent reports suggest that Ireland has become more reliant on imported fertilizers over the past 20 years. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.CON.FERT.PT.ZS?locations=IE https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.CON.FERT.PT.ZS?locat... https://thatsfarming.com/farming-news/chemical-fertiliser-imports/ https://thatsfarming.com/farming-news/chemical-fertiliser-im...
- fatuna 4y agoOn a similar note, The Netherlands are descibed as food importer. Sure we import a lot of food, but we export a lot more[1]! [1] https://bestfoodimporters.com/food-imports-in-the-netherlands-top-categories-and-players/# https://bestfoodimporters.com/food-imports-in-the-netherland...
- nostromo 4y agoIn dollar amounts, yes. But what matters in this analysis is calories, not value.
- nostromo 4y agoFertilizer imports. The US makes its own fertilizer, Ireland does not. Without fertilizer, crop productivity goes way down.